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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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